Iga Swiatek and Barbora Krejcikova will play each other in the final of the Dubai Duty Free Championships for the 4th time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 7:00 pm on Centre Court. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Iga Swiatek who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Iga Swiatek is the pick to win this match.
Iga Swiatek -> 1.174
Barbora Krejcikova -> 6.65
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Prediction and head to head Iga Swiatek vs. Barbora Krejcikova
This will be the 4th time that Iga Swiatek and Barbora Krejcikova play each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Swiatek (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they played each other, Krejcikova won 5-7 7-6(4) 6-3 in the final in Ostrava back in 2022.
Highlights Barbora Krejcikova vs Iga Swiatek – Ostrava 09-October-2022
Iga Swiatek
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 61-9 | 29-5 | 26-2 | 4-1 | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 68-11 | 42-8 | 19-2 | 0-0 | 7-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 67-9 | 42-6 | 18-1 | 5-1 | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 36-15 | 18-10 | 12-2 | 2-1 | 4-2 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 16-5 | 6-4 | 7-1 | 3-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Currently world no. 1 Iga reached the final after beating Leylah Annie Fernandez 6-1 6-1, Liudmila Samsonova 6-1 6-0, Karolina Pliskova w/o and Cori Gauff 6-4 6-2.
In the semifinal, Iga had a good straight sets win against Gauff (6-4 6-2). During the match, Swiatek scored 65 points vs Gauff’s 42. Swiatek was pretty aggressive to blast 27 winners.
Regarding the service games, Swiatek scored just 1 ace during the match and she committed only 3 double faults. Iga Swiatek lost the serve twice. Furthermore, Swiatek put 70% of her first serves in, winning 73% (27/37) of the points behind her 1st serve and 44% (7/16) on the 2nd serve. The Pole broke Gauff 5 times after converting 50% of her break points (5/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Swiatek hasn’t conceded yet a set in this event to conquer 63% of the points she played.
Swiatek has a fantastic win-loss record in the last 8 years having won 80% of her matches (229-58). 12-2 on hard in 2023. In connection with her performance on the same surface of this event, Swiatek has an overall103-31 record in the last 8 years on hard.
Her best result of the year was winning the title in Doha where she beat Jessica Pegula in the final 6-3 6-0.
The Pole has an overall 12-2 win-loss record in 2023, 12-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Dubai
Barbora Krejcikova
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 21-16 | 7-7 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 9-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 34-19 | 22-11 | 5-5 | 2-1 | 5-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 25-15 | 12-10 | 2-3 | 9-0 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 45-19 | 27-13 | 15-3 | 0-2 | 3-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 22-10 | 7-4 | 9-4 | 6-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 30, Krejcikova reached the final after defeating Irina-Camelia Begu 6-4 6-2, Daria Kasatkina 6-4 4-6 7-5, Petra Kvitova 6-3 6-2, Aryna Sabalenka 0-6 7-62 6-1 and Jessica Pegula 6-1 5-7 6-0.
In the semifinal, Krejcikova defeated Pegula (6-1 5-7 6-0). During the match Krejcikova scored 93 points vs Pegula’s 71. Krejcikova was very aggressive to blast 38 winners.
About the serving games, Krejcikova managed to score 6 aces and she committed only 4 double faults. Barbora Krejcikova lost the serve twice and she saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Krejcikova put 61% of her first serves in, winning 69% (38/55) of the points behind her 1st serve and 51% (18/35) on the 2nd serve. Barbora broke Pegula 6 times after converting 55% of her break points (6/11).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Czech has conceded 3 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points she played.
The Czech’s best result of the year was getting to the semifinal in Dubai.
Barbora has an overall 10-4 win-loss record in 2023, 10-4 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Dubai
Previously, her best result was reaching the final in 2021. See her history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Swiatek | Krejcikova |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 5 |
| Tot Set | 6 | 13 |
| Tot Games | 45 | 118 |
| Pts | 182-107 | 406-352 |
| Total Points | 289 | 758 |
| Winners | 71 | 162 |
| %Winners | 39% | 40% |
Swiatek played 3 matches while Krejcikova competed in 5 matches. At the moment, Barbora Krejcikova surrendered 3 sets while Iga Swiatek hasn’t lost a set so far. Swiatek has played 7 set(s) less than Krejcikova (6 vs 13). Therefore, Swiatek played 73 games less than Krejcikova. The Pole scored 71 winners (39% of the total points). On the other side, The Czech managed to score 162 winners (40%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Swiatek | Krejcikova |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 8 | 16 |
| Avg per match | 2.7 | 3.2 |
| 1st in | 98/142 | 235/375 |
| %1st in | 69% | 63% |
| 1st pts | 71/98 | 162/235 |
| %1st pts | 72% | 69% |
| 2nd pts | 24/44 | 67/140 |
| %2nd pts | 55% | 48% |
Swiatek fired 8 aces (2.7 per match). Krejcikova managed to score 16 aces (3.2 per match). Swiatek won 72% points behind her first serve. She was rock solid on her second serve to win 55% of the points. On the other side, Krejcikova won 69% of the points behind her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 48% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Swiatek | Krejcikova |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 16 | 23 |
| Converted | 16/27 | 23/49 |
| % Converted | 59% | 47% |
| Conceded | 5 | 30 |
| Saved | 2 | 16 |
| % Saved | 40% | 53% |
| Times Broken | 3 | 14 |
The Pole broke her opponents 16 times with a 59% conversion rate. The Pole lost her serve 3 times and she saved 40% of the break points that she conceded. Krejcikova broke her opponents 23 times with a 47% conversion rate. Barbora conceded her serve 14 times and she saved 53% of the break points that she conceded.
| Swiatek | ||||||
| R2 Annie |
R3 Samsonova |
1/4 Pliskova |
1/2 Gauff |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 6-1 | 6-1 6-0 | w/o | 6-4 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | – | 2 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 14 | 13 | – | 18 | 45 | |
| pts | 56-30 | 61-35 | – | 65-42 | 182-107 | |
| Total points | 86 | 96 | – | 107 | 289 | |
| Winners | 21 | 23 | – | 27 | 71 | |
| %Winners | 38% | 38% | – | 42% | 39% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 5 | 2 | – | 1 | 8 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 0 | – | 3 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 30/46 | 31/43 | – | 37/53 | 98/142 | |
| % 1st in | 65% | 72% | – | 70% | 69% | |
| 1st pts | 21/30 | 23/31 | – | 27/37 | 71/98 | |
| % 1st pts | 70% | 74% | – | 73% | 72% | |
| 2nd pts | 9/16 | 8/12 | – | 7/16 | 24/44 | |
| % 2nd pts | 56% | 67% | – | 44% | 55% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 6 | 5 | – | 5 | 16 | |
| Converted | 6/7 | 5/10 | – | 5/10 | 16/27 | |
| Converted % | 86% | 50% | – | 50% | 59% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 0 | – | 2 | 5 | |
| Saved | 2/3 | 0/0 | – | 0/2 | 2 | |
| Saved % | 67% | – | – | 0% | 17% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 0 | – | 2 | 3 | |
| Krejcikova | |||||||
| R1 Begu |
R2 Kasatkina |
R3 Kvitova |
1/4 Sabalenka |
1/2 Pegula |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-2 | 6-4 4-6 7-5 | 6-3 6-2 | 0-6 7-62 6-1 | 6-1 5-7 6-0 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 32 | 17 | 26 | 25 | 118 | |
| pts | 70-57 | 106-107 | 60-42 | 77-75 | 93-71 | 406-352 | |
| Total points | 127 | 213 | 102 | 152 | 164 | 758 | |
| Winners | 25 | 42 | 24 | 33 | 38 | 162 | |
| %Winners | 36% | 40% | 40% | 43% | 41% | 40% | |
| SERVE | |||||||
| Aces | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 21 | |
| 1st in | 34/49 | 61/100 | 32/54 | 53/82 | 55/90 | 235/375 | |
| % 1st in | 69% | 61% | 59% | 65% | 61% | 63% | |
| 1st pts | 25/34 | 42/61 | 24/32 | 33/53 | 38/55 | 162/235 | |
| % 1st pts | 74% | 69% | 75% | 62% | 69% | 69% | |
| 2nd pts | 7/15 | 12/39 | 13/22 | 17/29 | 18/35 | 67/140 | |
| % 2nd pts | 47% | 31% | 59% | 59% | 51% | 48% | |
| Breaks | |||||||
| Won | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 23 | |
| Converted | 4/11 | 6/13 | 4/8 | 3/6 | 6/11 | 23/49 | |
| Converted % | 36% | 46% | 50% | 50% | 55% | 47% | |
| Conceded | 1 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 30 | |
| Saved | 0/1 | 8/14 | 1/2 | 2/6 | 5/7 | 16 | |
| Saved % | 0% | 57% | 50% | 33% | 71% | 53% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 14 | |
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